The Electoral Roll Is The Largest It's Been Since Federation

Over 16 million on the roll.

2017-08-25T04:46:12Z

After a strong campaign for Australians to register with the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) ahead of the same-sex marriage postal vote, it has been revealed that there has been a huge surge in numbers on the electoral roll.

An additional one million updates were made to the electoral roll since the vote was announced on August 8, with over 16 million Australians enrolled and eligible to vote.